Robert Wussler

Robert J. Wussler (September 8, 1936 – June 5, 2010) was a journalist, executive, and co-founder of CNN.

Early life and education Wussler was born in Newark, New Jersey and attended Seton Hall Preparatory School, then Seton Hall University.

Career Wussler began his career at CBS in 1957, working in the mailroom. and President of Cable Music Channel in 1984.

From 1989 until 1992, Wussler was Chief Executive Officer of Comsat Video Enterprises, Inc., where he joined with the Metromedia Company as initial investors in a company that eventually became Metromedia International Telecommunications, Inc., developing independent cable television and cellular telephone systems in the former Soviet Union.

From 1992 until his death, Wussler ran the Wussler Group, a consulting company.